I've read an interesting article: a new "member" was added to the UNESCO World Heritage sites. Okinoshima, a small island off Kyushu was registered on the 9th of July. The island has a shrine dedicated to a goddess of the sea, who seems to appear in the Japanese history from quite a long time ago...An interesting fact about the island is that outsiders can only visit it during the annual festival of the shrine. And even then only men are allowed. :D The place is so sacred that women are forbidden even during that time. The article doesn't say anything about the reason for that, but I guess even goddesses don't like compteition... :D In any case, I don't have to go further than my workplace to see a bunch of men every day, so I think I'll pass this unique opportunity. :D

Many of you have asked me to write about Japan, how's my life here, what's happening to me, etc. That's why I've created this blog, here I'll try to share with all of you every important, unimportant, interesting and boring things that I see / hear / experience here.